Press Secretary, then-Senator Bob Dole
Press Secretary (1997-2003) to then-Senator Bob Dole, and a former Republican who now considers himself an :independent conservative;" syndicated political commentator and novelist, now an “independent conservative”
Senate Confirmation: What's the Point? Forget those claims that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is a "racist," a court-room bully or a "liberal judicial activist." Yesterday, Republican Senators called her "cordial," and "reassuring;" one said, "we do admire you and respect what you've accomplished." But, after a week of heavily covered hearings , liberals are disappointed and conservatives are still suspicious of Judge Sonia Sotomayor . It appears that she nailed down Senate confirmation with an unflappable performance that revealed almost nothing about what she really thinks. But Republican Senators laid out a blueprint for campaigns to come, with sharp questions about abortion, gun rights and same-sex marriage. If they didn't learn much about the US Supreme Court , what did voters, including Latinos, learn about the Republican agenda?
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Legal or illegal? Is the appointment of Matt Whitaker as acting attorney general?
Regulars at Borderline Bar & Grill reflect on the shooting This year there has been a mass shooting in America on average almost once per day. As you know, the most recent was the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks where 12 people were killed when a gunman opened fire inside a local bar. It was called Borderline Bar & Grill. KCRW’s David Weinberg talked to some of the bar’s regulars about what made the place special.